Most Americans under 30 are now more worried than excited about AI
Pew found that 55% of Americans under 30 are now more concerned than excited about AI, the first majority since it began asking in 2021, with 73% expecting fewer jobs. A European Commission survey found displacement fears highest among younger, lower-income and less-educated workers.
Americans under 30 have changed their minds about AI. For the first time since Pew began asking in 2021, a majority of them, 55%, say they are more concerned than excited about it.
The job numbers moved faster. Almost three-quarters of that group, 73%, expect AI to mean fewer jobs over the next two decades, up from 61% two years ago, and only 5% of Americans think it will create more.
The reversal is what makes this notable. This was the age group most taken with the technology, and it is now among the most sceptical, while overall concern has climbed from 37% in 2021 to...
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